shorten
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
shortens;
shortened;
shortening
shortens;
shortened;
shortening
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHORTEN
1
[no object]
:
to become shorter
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The days have begun to shorten. [=last for a smaller amount of time]
2
[+ object]
:
to make (something) shorter
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shorten a pair of pants
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He had to shorten the speech.
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Not changing the oil regularly will shorten the life of the engine. [=will cause the engine to fail sooner]
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“Franklin D. Roosevelt” is often shortened to “FDR.”
— shortened
adjective-
“I've” is the shortened form of “I have.”
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I heard a shortened version of the song on the radio.
